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CARRIAGE TOP. No. 404,650. Pat-entedJune 4, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN THOMAS N OONEN, OF LARAMIE, IVYOMING TERRITORY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 404,650, dated June 4, 1889. Application filed November 6, 1888. Serial No. 290,131. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN THOMAS NOONEN, of Laramie, in thecounty of Albany and Territory of Wyoming, have invented certain Improvements in Tops for Carriages and Wagons, of which the following is a specification. The aim of this invention is to provide wagon and carriage tops with side curtains adapted to be brought instantly into operative position or instantly withdrawn.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a carriage-top having my invention incorporated therein. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, two of the bows and the curtain being shown in vertical section on the linear: ccof Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section through the forward bow and attendant parts on the line a," :0. Fig. 4

is a top plan view showing the arrangement of the curtain and operating-cords.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a seat or other suitable support, and B B B the three bows of afolding carriage-top. The central bow B is pivoted at c to turn downward, while bows B B are pivoted at c and c to the sides of the main bow,'that they may close against the same and fold rearward thereon in the manner commonly practiced in folding carriage-tops. Braces cl d cl such as shown in the drawings or of any other ordinary formmaybe employed. to sustain the top in its extended position. ,The bows, instead of being constructed in the ordinary manner, are each provided with a longitudinal slot or opening 6 therethrough from front to rear. They may be constructed in any appropriate manner, provided they contain a slot of this character adapted to permit the passage of the curtain therethrough. I commonly construct them, as shown in the drawings, of an inner bow or member I) and'an outer bow or member b, the outer member being laid over or around the inner and connected thereto at the ends only, care being taken to leave between the two members a space of a quarter of an inch, more or less.

D and D represent the two side curtains, constructed of leather, canvas, or other flexible material, and inserted loosely through the slots in the bows inthe manner represented in the drawings, so that when the top is in an elevated position they may slide from their ordinary operative positions at the sides upward and inward until they occupyahorizontal overhead position, one overlying the other in the top of the bows. lVhen required for use, it is only necessary to-draw them downward to the required position. It will be observed that when thus mounted the curtains admit of the top being opened and closed by the folding action of the bows in the ordinary manner.

In order that the occupantof the vehicle may conveniently operate the curtains without leaving his seat, I propose to employ the guiding and operating devices shown inthe drawings. Two guide-rods f and f are attached to the forward bow, and the respective curtains provided at their inner forward corners with eyes g, arranged to slide on their respective rods. A handle his attached to the upper forward corner of the curtain B, and. a cord I passed thence to the right around a stationary pulley and returned to the left, where it is secured to the edge of the curtain D. A second cord J is passed from the handle to the left around the fixed pulley i, and extended thence to-the edge of the curtain D. Under this arrangement the movement of the handle h to the right causes both curtains to descend;

but its movement to the left causes both ourtains to ascend. A like arrangement may be applied to the rear bow of the top, if required.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a carriage-top, and in combination with the longitudinally-slotted bow, the two curtains passed therethrough and arranged to slide vertically therein, said curtains being connected and constructed to operate in unison.

2. In a folding carriage-top, a series of bows jointed together to open and close, each bow provided with a longitudinal slot extending therethrough from front to rear, in combination with side curtains passing through the bars and arranged to slide upward and downward therein, and a sliding connection between the upper edges of said curtains.

3. In a carriage-top, a series of bows, each having a longitudinal slot opening therethrough from front to rear, curtains passing loosely through said slots and adapted to slide vertically therein, in combination With the operating device connected to said curtains and located within reach of the occupant of the vehicle,whereby he is enabled to raise or lower the curtains at will.

4. In a carriage-top, and in combination with the vertically-sliding curtains D D, the two guide-rods, the handle h, the guide-pulleys it" 10 at the opposite sides, and the two cords ex- JOHN THOMAS NOONEN.

Witnesses:

C. W. WILKINSON, CHARLES J. GEORGE. 

